Archives des Clos Jebsal - Blog World Grands Crus Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 https://blog.worldgrandscrus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/logo-wgc-compact-150x122.png Archives des Clos Jebsal - Blog World Grands Crus 32 32 Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Alsace https://blog.worldgrandscrus.com/en/domaine-zind-humbrecht-alsace-2/ Fri, 17 Oct 2014 08:00:03 +0000 https://blog.worldgrandscrus.com/en/?p=334 Domaine Zind Humbrecht was founded in 1959 as a result of association between Geneviève Zind and Léonard Humbrecht. These two domaines, that were completely independent until that day, unite in 1960 to create a single domaine of about 5 hectares. Today domaine Zind-Humbrecht occupies 41,1 hectares, situated in 6 different villages: Turckheim (19,8 ha), Wintzenheim […]

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]]> Domaine Zind Humbrecht was founded in 1959 as a result of association between Geneviève Zind and Léonard Humbrecht. These two domaines, that were completely independent until that day, unite in 1960 to create a single domaine of about 5 hectares. Today domaine Zind-Humbrecht occupies 41,1 hectares, situated in 6 different villages: Turckheim (19,8 ha), Wintzenheim (7,3 ha), Hunawihr (6 ha), Thann (5,5 ha), Gueberschwihr (2,2ha), Niedermorschwihr (0,3 ha).

Since 1620 the Humbrecht family has passed from father to son the culture of growing the vineyard on the vast terroirs of Alsace.
Léonard Humbrecht will quickly adapt the fundamental principles of wine making: the use of big tuns, natural yeast and manual wine gathering… But the choice between the industrial and high-quality production shall be made with ease by domaine Zind Humbrecht.

In 1989 Olivier Humbrecht and his wife Margareth arrive. It was some sort of a new beginning for the domaine.
They decide to abandon Wintzenheim and move to Turckheim in 1992 where they build the state-of-the-art winery.

In their continuous search of high quality, the domaine obtains BIO certificate in 1998 and it’s exactly at that moment that they start to apply biodynamics.
But it doesn’t begin and end there, they get back to animal traction to preserve the soils and respect ancestral traditions in order to produce the outstanding-quality wine.
The wine selection is vast and the differences can be noticed from one village to another: we find a rather volcanic terroir in Thann, a granite one in Turckheim, a clay-limestone one in Hunawihr, or even a gypsum one for Clos Jebsal, et cetera…

Domaine Zind Humbrecht is now turning towards less concentrated wines in order to head to more harmonious nectars of incomparable quality!
Domaine Zind Humbrecht is on the list of must-visit vineyards of Alsace region!

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]]> Late Harvest https://blog.worldgrandscrus.com/en/late-harvest/ Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:00:19 +0000 https://blog.worldgrandscrus.com/en/?p=99 Since 1984 the mention, Late Harvest, can be used on the wine labels issued from the Alsace vineyards. This traditional expression means exceptional wines made from grapes that have been harvested as late as possible in the season in order to be over-ripe. The development of Botrytis cinerea or colloquially known as “noble rot”, promotes […]

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]]> Since 1984 the mention, Late Harvest, can be used on the wine labels issued from the Alsace vineyards.
This traditional expression means exceptional wines made from grapes that have been harvested as late as possible in the season in order to be over-ripe.
The development of Botrytis cinerea or colloquially known as “noble rot”, promotes the concentration of aromas and brings power and incomparable complexity to these soft and sweet wines.
But this wine appellation, must meet criteria that are among the toughest of all in the French AOC.
The vine must be harvested by hand; sugar addition is not permitted and must have less than 243 grams of sugar per liter if it is a Black Pinot, such as Zind – Humbrecht Clos Jebsal. For Gewurztraminer it will be less than 220 grams of sugar per liter if it’s a Riesling or a Muscat.

Late harvest wines are cut out to be aged, even for very long periods for patient wine lovers!
The 3 exceptional vintages of the century for the late harvest Pinot Gris are, 1945, 1959 and 1983. Closer to our times, the 2010 vintage will be excellent, moreover, it is a small harvest.
The preceding very good vintages are, 2005, 1999, 1994 and 1989, to be enjoyed now since they have reached maturity.

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